Last for forming leggings.



1,275,086 APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2. 1917. Patented Aug. 6,1918

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APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2. 1917. I

Patented Aug. 6, 1918.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it, known that we, GEORGE L. PIERCE and KNUT DJERr, a citizen of the United States and subject of the King of Sweden, respectively, and residents of Brooklyn, New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lasts for Forming Loggings, of which the following is a specificaat a slight distance from its .adapted to receive a tion.

Our invention relates to a last for forming articles, such as leather leggings and it consists in the features and combinationand arrangement of parts hereinafter descrlbed, and particularly pointed out in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings;

Figure l is a perspective view of the last embodying our invention collapsed.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional View taken near the top of the last with the last in closed or collapsed position.

ig. 8 is a transverse sectional View with the last in extended position, and with the leather being molded in place thereon.

Fig. 4 is a front view of the last and wedge member.

Fig. 5 is a view. of themain face of one of the members with the wedge in position to hold the sections expanded.

The last is made up in sections 1 and 2, each of these sections having a contour to provide the desired shape to the part of the legging wit which it comes in contact, the two sections or halves of the last being divided from each other along a plane extending from front to rearof the legging and they are connected or joined together at their rear edges, so as to allow the sections to have a hinge-like separating or closing move-v ment in relation to each other, and while this connection may assume different forms we illustrate as an advantageous form a air of pins 3 extending from one section into sockets in the other section, the pins fitting loosely in these sockets 4, so as to provide for t e necessary amount of movement. Each section is provided on its inner face and near its front edge with a channel or way 5 extending longitudinally 'ofithe section and mg a rib portion 6 between said groove or way and the front of the section. These grooves or ways are so disposed in relation to each other that,

wedge member, which is of such cross sectional form that it pro- 7 last.

they register and are Patented Aug. 6, 1918."

Application filed November 2, 1917. Serial N 0. 199,909.

vides side ribs 7 and a main or central face portion 8, the said side ribs being adapted to fit in the channels or ways in the inner sections and wedge being adapted to come substantially flush with the front edges of the sections, between which edges the said face portion is adapted to move. This face portion is curved at 9 to conform to the curve of the ankle portion of the last, so that when the wedgeis driven fully to its proper position the face of'the wedge will form practically'a continuation of the surface of the sections because. of the curve at 9 conforming to the curve of the ankle portion of the sections.

The front edges of the'sections are slightly more widely separated at the upper portion or calf portion of the last than at the ankle portion, these edges converging downwardl from the upper-to the lower ends of the last. The lower end of the wedge is of a Width less than the normal size of the channel left between the two sections when the said sec tions are closed, so that the wedge may be readily introduced into this channel, and force the sections apart at their front edges, while the rear edges of the sections remain in contact with each other and have a hingelike action. The dowel pins prevent any longitudinal displacement of one section in relation to the other.

The wedge is formed in one piece, it having a portion at 10 extending beyond the curved or forming portion which latter reachesto the point 11 from the upperend of the wedge, and including the curved portion at 9, th part of the wedge in action when it is thrust into place to separate the sections of the lathe use of the appliance the leather from which the legging is to be made is cut to a pattern.- The edges are brought together and stitched and the leather is then soaked: in water,and drawn over the last or form while it is in collapsed or closed condition'l The'wedge'is nowdr'iven'into place, =wh'ereby the sections of the last are gradually separated with a pivotal action in respect to each other, and this separation continues until the point 11 of the wedge reaches the lower edge of the last when it will be seen that the curved portion 9 of the wedge will be conforming to and providing a continuathe main or face wedge is such wedge inserted between tudinal displacement,- said tion of the reduced rounded surface at the ankle.

Y r This will spread the leather to the roper form and thereafter the leather is tac eats the upper part of the form and is permitted to dry. That part of the legging which has been stit,ched up is then cut away, the knife being drawn along each side ofthe stitching and the stitched seain being thrown away. The leather blank thus provided is ready for receiving the straps and for finishing. I

, It will be observed that the length of the that in, starting the operation .ofspread'ing the sections a long handle portion-will be provided at the large end of thewedge .makii'igit convenient for the operatorto thrust the wedge into place and when the wedge is properly seated the front extension thereof will be projecting. therefrom, so that by using this as a handle por tion the wedge can be thrust backward and thus removedfrom between the sections and the surrounding legging.

hat we claim is:

1. A last or form comprising sections separable from each other and a Wedge member extending between said sections for separating them, the said Wedge member having a portion with a face to conform to the face .of the lastthroughout the extent of; the latter and with a forward extension beyond the first mentioned portion forming a. tapered continuation of the wedge, substantially as described.

, 2-. A last comprising sections with a wedge inserted between the edges of said sections at one side and means for connecting the sections together at the other side, said connecting means permitting the sections to have a hinge-like action and serving to hold the sections together agaii'ist longitudinal displacement, substantially as described.

3. A last comprising sect-ions with a the edges of said sections at one side and means for connecting the. sections together at the other side, said connecting means. permitting the sections to have a hinge-like action and serving to hold the sections together against longic'onnecting means being detachable by moving the sections a part, substantially as described.

4s. A last comprising sections with a Wedge inserted between the edges of said Copies etfllis. patent they be obtained for sections at one side, said sections having sockets and dowel pins forming a connection between the sections' at' the other side thereof. said dowel pins htt iirgin and sockets andsaid sections when spread assuming an angular relation, substantially as described. I

51 A last for shaping leggings comprising an elongated body formed in sections divided from each other in a plane extending from front to rear, the rear portion 0 the said body b'ei'ngcurved to conformto the ankle and calf of the leg; and the front portion of said body being substantially straightalong a line ofseparation between the sections, the inner faces of the sections having each a channel near the front-portioifon'ly of said body and a Wedge member having side ribs or portions to fit the channel and having a main body portion to fit the front edges of the sections and with a face to conform to the shape of the front of the last, substatntially asi described;

6. A last for shaping leggings comprising an elon gated body composed of two sections 'dit'ided from each other longitudinally of thebody. and in a plane extending from the center of the front to the center of the back and a wedge .niember with means for guiding the same vbetween the sections adjacent the front thereof, said sections when spread by the wedge member assuming an angular relation to each other, said wedge member being longer than the length of the sections and tapered substantially uniformly from end to end, substantially as described;

7. A last composed of sections the opposing faces ofWhicli are in contact at one side of the last a'ndadapted to fulcrum one on the other at their point of contact, said sections having at or near the opposite edge of said faces channels extending longitudinally and a wedge member inserted in said channels and adapted to separate the sections at this point and positioh the se'ctioi'is at an angle to each other, substantially as described. I

'8. A last composed of sections and a wedge inserted between them at on'c edge only thereof and separ'atin 'the sections into angular relation, substantiallyas described.

' In testimony whereof, We aflix our signa tures.

GEORGEL. PIERQE. KN UT D'JERF.

five ceiits each, byfaddressi'ng the "(Joann itsioner offlr aten'ts,

Washington, D.- W 

